Daily Current Affairs  – 16 November 2022

In News Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is organising the 3rd Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference on 18th and 19th of November in New Delhi. About No Money For Terror (NMFT) conference It aims to progress the discussions on combating terrorist financing held by the international community in the previous two Conferences […]

In News  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the opening of nine Special Vostro Accounts with two Indian lenders — UCO and IndusInd Bank — to facilitate overseas trade in rupee. About Vostro account  It is an account that a domestic bank holds for a foreign bank in the domestic bank’s currency — […]

In News  The new National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) has now been brought under the Drug Prices Control Order, which fixes ceiling prices for these essential formulations based on average cost to retailers. About National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) It is one of the key instruments in a balanced healthcare delivery system of […]

In News The month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam is going to begin in Varanasi. Kashi Tamil Sangamam Organized by: the Ministry of Education, Government of India Some 2,400 people from Tamil Nadu will be taken to Varanasi in groups for visits and trips to Ayodhya and Prayagraj. Objective:  To bring the two knowledge and cultural traditions […]

In News Most of the megalithic burial sites in Tirupati are found to be in a state of neglect. More about the news Tirupati district is dotted with anthropomorphic burial sites, said to be the largest as a collection in Andhra Pradesh. Anthropomorphic sites are those marked by a representation of human form above the […]

In News The act of gaslighting isolates people from society and distorts their reality. Key Points Background:  In 1938, playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote a thriller play called the Gas Light, which tells the story of a man who attempts to drive his wife insane in order to steal from her.  He convinces her that she […]

In News Recently, the President of India visited Ulihatu village in Jharkhand on the Janjatiya Gaurav Divas and paid respects before the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Key Points  The history of freedom struggle also includes several streams of struggles by the tribal communities.  Bhagwan Birsa Munda and Sidhu-Kanhu of Jharkhand, Tantia Bhil and Bhima […]

In News Recently, the United Nations Population Fund, stated that the world’s population has reached 8 billion. More about the news Reasons for the growth: This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine.  It is also the result of high […]

In News Norway’s Ambassador to India recently said that the bilateral trade between India and Norway has doubled to $2 billion in the last two years. He recently took part in the silver jubilee celebration of the National Institute of Ocean Technology. Upcoming Areas of Cooperation in India Norway Relations Climate investments: Norway is planning […]

In News The government is close to finalising the revamped Bill and will come out with a final draft version soon. Background The data protection Bill has been in the works since 2018 when a panel led by Justice B N Srikrishna had prepared a draft version of the Bill.   It is India’s first attempt […]